Taking your MLIS abroad
Subtitle: getting and succeeding in an international library job
By: Lara Seven Phillips and Katherine G. Holvoet
Contributors: Holvoet, Katherine G., author
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781440850219
Subjects: Librarians; Employment; Vocational guidance; Handbooks, manuals
Other titles: Taking your Master's of Library and Information Science abroad
Description: "For those who possess an ALA-accredited degree, there are opportunities to work in library settings around the world--and many of these attractive career options do not require non-English language skills or an EEC/Commonwealth citizenship. This guide to library work in countries outside the United States and Canada explains the benefits of taking on a library position in an international setting, how to find such a job, what to expect in working in a library outside of North America, and what strategies to employ to be successful and happy living and working in your host country. This guide answers all the questions that a librarian considering a position abroad would have, and it also covers subjects and concerns that might not be as obvious. Based on the direct experiences of the authors as well as anecdotal accounts from other librarians who have worked around the world, the book informs readers about common cultural differences with the application and interview process; explains how workplaces and working assumptions can be different from American expectations; profiles the different procedures, collection scope, curricular support, and intellectual freedom policies of libraries outside the United States and Canada; and describes the unique experience of moving to another country and living as an expat"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: Who Are We, and Why Did We Take Jobs Overseas?; title: Why Work Abroad? Myths and Reality; title: Is Working Abroad for You? How to Assess Yourself Honestly; title: How to Find Foreign Jobs; title: The Application Process; title: Winning the Interview: What's Different and What the Panel Needs to See; title: The Job Offer and Getting Your Work Visa; title: Before You Move; title: Your Housing and Transportation: Apartment Finding, Furnishing Allowances, and Getting to and from Work; title: Banks, Money, Foreign Exchange, and Taxes; title: Working Abroad while Married: Care and Upkeep of the "Trailing Spouse"; title: Expat Parenting, Schools, and Nannies; title: Healthcare Overseas; title: Your New Workplace: How Your Library Might Differ from American Ones; title: Recognizing and Dealing with Culture Shock; title: Keeping in Touch and Combating Loneliness; title: Expat Social Life: Making Friends, Dating, and the Quest for Decent Pizza; title: Surviving Worst Case Scenarios, Part 1: Crime, Natural Disasters, and Tropical Diseases; title: Surviving Worst Case Scenarios, Part 2: Quitting before the End of Your Contract; title: Returning Home: Leaving Your Host Country at the End of Your Contract; title: What We Wish We Had Known Before, and What We Learned from Working Abroad.